Rowan does appear to be taking the credit but I think if you read through the lines it's perfectly clear who she has ripped off this rather tasty-sounding recipe from.


"My mum was a caterer when I was growing up and always had quiche
in the house so I was fed that whenever I was hungry,and as a result
hadn't eaten it in 10 years. Unfortunately for me DH loves it and asked
his mum to make him some as I refuse to, so I had to rise to the
challenge! Munch nicked a load off him when he was eating it and loves
it. (Oh, and he says mine is nicer than his mums...ha ha).



Quiche

Butter
Flour (wholemeal and plain)
Cheese
Eggs
Milk
Random veg for filling

Grate 2 oz butter into 4 oz plain flour (I use half and half wholemeal
and plain) and rub until breadcrumbs, mix with a little bit of water
until you have a dough.
Roll out dough and either make one big one or use a fairy cake tin to make lots of little baby-hand sized bases. prick all over with a fork to stop bubbles and bake GM 6 or 200 degrees until golden (about 15 mins for big, 5-10 for small).

Fill bases with grated cheese mixed with chosen filling. Bacon, or I use
chopped ham or chicken for less saltiness, courgette, tomato slices
(Iuse cherry toms for little ones, very cute), peas, sweetcorn....whatever really. Beat together 3 eggs and 100 milk and pour over filling until reaches the top.

Put back in oven until golden brown and a knife comes out clean, about
20 mins for a big one and 5-10 again for small.

Little ones are quick to make and freeze well, I tend to make a tray
full at the weekend, freeze half and the rest feed Munch for a couple of
days (well, what's left after her dad nicks them all)."

She's not kidding about the flicking, by the way. Take a look at the photo...




"Munch absolutely adores this but it makes a hell of a mess as it is
quite good for flicking...


Eggy Fried Noodles

1 pack cheapo noodles
1 egg
Some frozen veg (peas, sweetcorn, beans etc)

Cook noodles according to packet without the season sachet.
I boil
kettle and put noodles in a bowl with some hot water and then microwave
for 2 mins.
Heat a pan and break in 1 egg and stir around for a bit until half
cooked. Add drained noodles and stir a bit more. Once egg is cooked take
off heat, stir in frozen veg and leave to sit for a minute or so while
the veg cools the egg and noodles...
Tip onto highchair (see pic!)"

Obviously Jacky puts stock, albeit half measures, into this but you could substitute wine of water and herbs if you wanted. It depends how careful you are feeling about salt, obviously. You could use cornflour to thicken the sauce, and I'm assuming that you would casserole it for say 40 mins at 180 in the oven. If you used raw chicken then I'd do it for at least an hour and a bit.

Now I hope Bat won't be offended if I express some hesitation about the salsa... Babybear is fairly adventurous but I just can't see a baby eating it. I will be happy to stand corrected, though, as it sounds absolutely lovely to this grown-up.

The patties sound cracking, though, don't they?